{"product_id":"border-patrol-nation-by-todd-miller-9780872866317","title":"Border Patrol Nation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In his scathing and deeply reported examination of the U.S. Border Patrol, Todd Miller argues that the agency has gone rogue since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, trampling on the dignity and rights of the undocumented with military-style tactics. Miller's book arrives at a moment when it appears that part of the Homeland Security apparatus is backpedaling by promising to tone down its tactics, maybe prodded by investigative journalism, maybe by the revelations of NSA leaker Edward Snowden. \u003ci\u003eBorder Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e is quite possibly the right book at the right time.\"—Tony Perry, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"At the start of his unsettling and important new book, \u003ci\u003eBorder Patrol Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, Miller observes that these days 'it is common to see the Border Patrol in places—such as Erie, Pennsylvania; Rochester, New York; or Forks, Washington—where only fifteen years ago it would have seemed far-fetched, if not unfathomable.'\"—Barbara Spindel, \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Miller's approach in \u003ci\u003eBorder Patrol Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is to offer a glimpse into the secretive operations of the Border Patrol, reporting with a journalist's objectivity and nose for a good story. Miller's book is full of facts, and it's clear he's outraged, but he gives voices to people on every side of the issue. Miller's book is a fascinating read and brings the work of Susan Orlean to mind.\"—Amanda Eyre Ward, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Todd Miller's invaluable and gripping book, \u003ci\u003eBorder Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how this country's borders are being transformed into up-armored, heavily militarized zones run by a border-industrial complex. It's an achievement and an eye-opener.\"—Tom Engelhardt, \u003ci\u003eTomDispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"What Jeremy Scahill was to Blackwater, Todd Miller is to the U.S. Border Patrol!\"—Tom Miller, author, \u003ci\u003eOn the Border: Portraits of America's Southwestern Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Todd Miller has entered a secret world, and he has gone deep. Powerful.\"—Luis Alberto Urrea, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway: A True Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Journalist Miller tells an alarming story of U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security's ever-widening reach into the lives of American citizens and legal immigrants as well as the undocumented. In addition to readers interested in immigration issues, those concerned about the NSA's privacy violations will likely be even more shocked by the actions of Homeland Security.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArmed authorities watch from a military-grade surveillance tower as lines of people stream toward the security checkpoint, tickets in hand, anxious and excited to get through the gate. Few seem to notice or care that the US Border Patrol is monitoring the Super Bowl, as they have for years, one of the many ways that forces created to police the borders are now being used, in an increasingly militarized fashion, to survey and monitor the whole of American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn fast-paced prose, Todd Miller sounds an alarm as he chronicles the changing landscape. Travelling the country—and beyond—to speak with the people most involved with and impacted by the Border Patrol, he combines these first-hand encounters with careful research to expose a vast and booming industry for high-end technology, weapons, surveillance, and prisons. While politicians and corporations reap substantial profits, the experiences of millions of men, women, and children point to staggering humanitarian consequences. \u003ci\u003eBorder Patrol Nation\u003c\/i\u003e shows us in stark relief how the entire country has become a militarized border zone, with consequences that affect us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd Miller\u003c\/b\u003e has worked on and written about US border issues for over fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595847975148,"sku":"9780872866317","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9e432856ad8b5cd011d1647fcf428a18.jpg?v=1777933475","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/border-patrol-nation-by-todd-miller-9780872866317","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}